The present invention relates to a holder for an injection syringe (18), with a housing (12) designed to receive the syringe, with a stand (14) for placing on a supporting surface, and with retaining means (38, 52, 54, 62, 64) for axially and/or radially fixing the syringe (18) on or in the holder, wherein the retaining means (38, 52, 54, 62, 64) are designed in such a way that an outlet (26) of a syringe (18) arranged vertically in the holder comes to lie facing the free end of the stand (14) and at a distance therefrom.
